| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Philip | horse lover | Male | Greek |
| Phillip | lover of horses | Male | Greek |
| Ralph | Red wolf
| Male | English |
| Ralph | Red wolf
| Male | English |
| Randy | Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf: protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
| Male | English |
| Ray | kingly | Male | English |
| Raymond | Guards wisely.
| Male | |
| Reginald | powerful one | Male | English |
| Richard | powerful ruler; brave one | Male | |
| Ricky | dominant or peaceful ruler | Male | English |
| River | | Male | |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Robin | Famed: bright: shining Form of Robert popular since the medieval days of Robin Hood. Robinson: (English) Son of Robert Famed: bright: shining. Surname.
| Male | |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roland | from the famous land | Male | |
| Roosevelt | rose field | Male | Dutch |
| Roscoe | From the deer forest. | Male | Norse |
| Ross | from the TV sitcom Friends | Male | Scottish |
| Roy | regal one, Red haired | Male | |
| Rudolph | wolf | Male | |
| Rufus | Red haired | Male | Latin |
| Russell | Red as a fox. | Male | |
| Sallie | Princess | Unisex | English |
| Sam | to hear | Male | English |
| Samuel | his name is God | Male | Hebrew |